Barn, Stableblock, Granary/Smithy And Kennel, Circa 40 Metres West Of Shipton Sollars

This listing describes a detached stable block and former granary/smithy located approximately 40 meters west of Shipton Sollars. The building dates from the early 16th to early 17th century and was later modified in the 19th century. It is constructed from coursed squared and dressed limestone, as well as coursed limestone rubble, topped with a stone slate roof.

The structure has a rectangular plan, featuring a barn at the right end, stables in the center, a granary towards the left, and a 19th-century kennel. It stands two storeys high. The ground floor is adorned with hollow-chamfered 2-light stone-mullioned fixed casements. There are two 20th-century raking buttresses on the right side. The building includes three plank doors, three of which are framed by flat-chamfered surrounds, while one has a roll-moulded surround. All four doors are fitted with matching strap hinges that have decorative ends.

The first floor is illuminated by three bull's-eye windows and a three-light wood casement on the right gable end, which faces the road. The gable end features a diagonal buttress at the southeast corner and a central plank door set within a shouldered arch, topped with a semi-circular relieving arch. Above this door, there is a four-pane casement within a flat-chamfered surround. The smithy/granary is slightly recessed at the right gable end, with a two-light steel casement to the right of a clamp buttress and a single-light window with a flat-chamfered surround on the first floor. The 19th-century kennel is set back at the left end and has a cast-iron railing in front. The gable end coping is slightly stepped and features roll-cross saddles with carved trefoil decoration.

Inside, the building comprises a three-bay barn, a five-bay stable block, and a two-and-a-half-bay granary/smithy. It contains nine raised cruck trusses with a narrow ridge purlin supported by a king block on a saddle collar, along with double purlins featuring diagonal joints. There are remains of a 19th-century smithy furnace on the ground floor, and the first floor of the granary houses four grain bins.